| Sunday, October 10 |
11:00 am
- 3:00 pm |
Registration Open |
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1:00 -
3:00 pm
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Concurrent Committee Meetings:
Medical Services Committee
Medical Products Committee
Information Technology Committee
|
3:15 -
5:15 pm |
Board of Directors Meeting |
5:30 -
7:00 pm |
Welcome Reception
*Sponsored by AEGIS Therapies & RehabCare
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| Monday, October 11 |
7:00 -
11:00 am |
Registration Open & Continental Breakfast
*Sponsored by SunDance Rehabilitation |
8:00 -
8:30 am |
Welcome & Introductions
NASL Executive Vice President
|
8:30 -
9:00 am |
Legislative Keynote
Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) Invited |
9:00 -
10:00 am |
  Health Policy Briefing
Cynthia E. Berry, Esq., Alan Parver, Esq.; Polsinelli Shughart, PC
|
10:00 -
10:15 am |
Refreshment Break
*Sponsored by ONR
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10:15 -
11:00 am |
 RAC Audits and Appeals: Understanding the Process and Defending your Claims
Donna K. Thiel, Shareholder, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz, PC
This session will address the Procedures for defending your Medicare Part B claims in the context of Medical Review, ZPICs and RAC audits, or investigations.
* Why are these claims denied? From Routine Medical Review to RAC audits
* The Appeals Process (Reconsideration, Redetermination, ALJ)
* Making your Case: Advice and Insights into making a persuasive case for coverage
|
11:00 am -
2:30 pm |
AHCA/NCAL Exhibit Hall Open - Lunch Served
Long Beach Convention Center
|
3:00 -
5:00 pm |
 AHCA General Session: Coming Together on Common Ground
Hear Bob Beckel and Cal Thomas, suthors of the syndicated USA Today column, "Common Ground" as they engage the audience in a spirited "give and take" discussion on Finding Common Ground in Healthcare. |
5:00 -
6:00 pm |
AHCA Welcome Reception
Long Beach Performing Arts Center Courtyard |
| Tuesday, October 12 |
7:00 -
11:00 am |
Registration Open
|
7:30 -
8:00 am |
President's Breakfast |
8:00 -
8:30 am |
NASL Annual Business Meeting and Election of NASL Board of Directors |
8:30 -
9:15 am |
Linking Payment to Quality Outcomes in Medicare
|
9:15 -
10:00 am |
 Election Forecast
Julius W. Hobson, Jr., Senior Policy Advisor, Polsinellli Shugart, PC
|
10:00 -
10:15 am |
Refreshment Break
*Sponsored by Polsinelli Shughart, PC |
10:15 -
11:15 am |
 Integrating Conventional Ancillary Services into HCBS
Bruce A. Chernof, MD, President & CEO, The SCAN Foundation
The SCAN Foundation has completed numerous research studies on rising costs of care, policies affecting seniors and the shift of care delivery services to a home. Dr. Chernof will present his vision of the future of health care and care delivery services for long term and post acute patients and residents.
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| 11:30 - 3:30pm |
AHCA/NCAL Exhibit Hall Open - Lunch Served
Long Beach Convention Center
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